Question

A tank having a capacity of $4096m^3$ is used by 4 families. If each family uses 4 buckets of water every day and the volume of the bucket is $16m^3$ , then the water in the tank will last for ___ days.

• A. 16
• B. 13
• C. 10
• D. 14

Answer 1

The correct option is A

16

A family uses 4 buckets of water,
Volume of each bucket = $16m^3$.
$\therefore$ The total amount of water used by each family per day $=64m^3$.
and everyday consumption of water by 4 families $=64\times 4=256m^3$

$\because$ Capacity of tank = $4096m^3$

$\therefore$ Number of days the water will last $=\frac{4096}{256}=16$

Hence, the water in the tank will last for 16 days.